Chapter 5 The Dead Country x Hashihime
"Hey, how old are you? β
"Back to Your Highness...... An Pei inexplicably saw Li Ji's eyes glare, and immediately changed his words, "I'm 7 years old this year." β
"Why are you so short, about as tall as me. Alas, no matter what, we will be together a lot in the future, then I will call you inexplicable brother!" Li Ji smiled inexplicably at Ampei.
In the sun, Ampei seemed to be inexplicably shaken by Li Ji's smile, and his cheeks were a little red, "En." β
This year, Li Ji was 7 years old.
"Inexplicable brother, you can't stay with me for a while. β
"Ah Li, it's not that you don't know, I still have to go back to learn Yin and Yang Arts. Ampei touched Li Ji's head helplessly inexplicably.
"Well, you always enter the palace once every two or three days, and I'm very bored when you're away. β
"My little princess, shall I bring you a sugar gourd next time?"
"En. β
This year, Li Ji was 8 years old.
"Inexplicable brother, I have a younger brother!"
"Yes, Ah Li is no longer alone and needs to be accompanied. β
"No, although I like my brother very much, I still like my inexplicable brother to play with me. β
This year, Li Ji was 12 years old.
"Ampere is inexplicable, you bastard!
"Ah Li, you are 12 years old, and you still like this thing so much, didn't I forget it, besides, be careful of toothache if you eat too much. Ampere teased Li Ji inexplicably.
"If you want to take care of it!! next time you don't have a sugar gourd, don't come to see me!!" Li Ji tilted her head to the side.
"Yes, my little princess. β
"Ampere is inexplicable, are you going to leave this time and not coming back, my father said that you will be away for a long time. Li Ji stopped Ampere, who was about to leave, inexplicably.
"Well, I'm going to leave for 3 years, go through the training, and come back after the coming-of-age ceremony. Ampere looked at Li Ji inexplicably.
"Three years, so long, can't you come back once? β
"Probably. β
"Well, can you not leave...... Although I won't miss you......" Li Ji pulled the corner of Ampere's inexplicable clothes.
"I'll be back in 3 years, and I'll come back stronger, so that I can protect my little princess." Ampere inexplicably made a promise that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
"Then I'll wait for you, wait for you to come back. Perhaps it was Ampere's inexplicable promise that calmed Liji's heart.
Three years apart.
The splendid hall.
The king and the queen and the Liji, the ministers received the envoys of the neighboring countries.
This is for the sake of harmony.
Her Royal Highness, who is about to turn 16, has washed away her immaturity, her eyes are bright, her skin is like cream, and she is sinking more and more.
"Well, the day of the marriage will be set on the day of the princess's 16th birthday. β
"Your Majesty is wise, and the harmony between Her Royal Highness Princess Sixteen Nights and our prince will surely bring more prosperity and strength to our two countries. β
Even if the king asked Li Ji's wishes, Li Ji didn't say anything, she already knew that such an ending was not there, Huai'an is just a small country in the east, and it is an inevitable way to want the country and the people to be peaceful and pro-family, and her mother was also a princess in the south, presumably, this is the fate of being a princess.
She is probably not as lucky as her father and queen mother who fell in love at first sight, and when she saw her, she could no longer fall in love with others at first sight.
It's just, it's been 3 years.
"Chen Anpei inexplicably sees Your Majesty, and her Royal Highness the Princess. β
When I saw Amp Pei inexplicably, the child had already become a handsome young man, with a tall posture, a blue brocade robe, black flowing cloud hair hanging down to his waist, a fair complexion, and a pair of peach blossom eyes did not look seductive under the temperament, but were as warm as jade.
"Inexplicably, you have grown up with the princess since childhood, and it is up to you to protect Li'er on the road to harmony this time. β
"Obey. β
The three-year period has arrived, and Ampei came back inexplicably, but he did not meet Li Ji alone again, and Li Ji did not summon him again. Except for the side above the main hall, there is no emotion in each other's eyes.
There's no need to say goodbye, isn't it, the princess is about to marry away from another country, and as a child of a branch family, she will represent the Ampere family as a courtier and assist His Royal Highness the Prince. The two never saw each other again.
On the day of the kiss, outside the sedan chair, "Your Royal Highness Princess, can you set off?" Ampei was inexplicably different from the soldiers in armor, dressed in white like snow.
There was silence for a while, and Li Ji was a little choked up because of the separation between her father and queen mother and her younger brother: "Inexplicable brother, it's good to call me Ah Li again." β
"Your Royal Highness, it's time to go. β
Ampere inexplicably led the team to set off. Inside the sedan chair, Li Ji lowered her head, and a tear dripped out of her eyes. Suddenly, a paper crane flew into the sedan car through the window, and the soldiers and maids outside did not notice it.
"Ah Li, I just wish you all the best. Ampere's inexplicable voice came from the paper crane, and Li Ji smiled, maybe that's it.
The sky is dark, and the team is about to climb over the mountains and forests that intersect with the territory, "Everyone be careful, pay attention to vigilance. Ampere's inexplicable voice came. Even though the powerful barrier offered by the Ampere family is centered on Ampere's name, it can protect the team from the mountain monsters within a certain range, but it is still dangerous if it is only aimed at youkai and is attacked by robbers and others. After all, no matter how powerful An Pei's inexplicable yin and yang technique is, it must not be used on human beings, this is the absolute family rule of the An Pei family.
It was getting darker, "Stop, we're resting here tonight." Ampere inexplicably ordered to go down.
"Your Highness, do you want to come out for a walk? β
"No need. Li Ji somehow felt a little upset.
Night.
"Who! Quickly, protect the princess!" ordered Ampere immediately after hearing the movement. The sudden bow and arrow were fired, and many soldiers fell before they could react, and Ampei inexplicably immediately retreated to Li Ji's sedan chair.
It's too late, a large number of enemies will surround the Heqin team, and there is enough strength of an army, which is far from being able to defeat the Heqin team. The enemy is fighting from the outside in, and even if Ampere is inexplicably one against ten, it can't change the dangerous situation.
"Ah Li, catch me!" Li Ji immediately grabbed Ampei's inexplicably outstretched hand, and right Ampei inexplicably led her to break out of the encirclement.
"Here's what's going on. β
"Judging by the quality of these people's movements, I am afraid that it is a long-planned mutiny, or an invasion by another country. Such a lineup is not a simple assassination. β
"The Father, the Queen Mother, ......"
"I can't care so much now... Ahh "Inexplicable brother!"
"Ah Li, run away!" An Pei inexplicably slashed at the enemy on Li Ji's left side, and it didn't take long for the team to be almost wiped out.
An Pei inexplicably realized that maybe he and Li Ji would not be able to escape this time, if he was just one to have the possibility of surviving, after all, even if someone from the An Pei family entered the dynasty as an official, it was only as an assistant to the existence of the royal family of the current dynasty, regarding the replacement of the dynasty and the rise and fall of the country, the An Pei family must not interfere. Even if Ampere inexplicably went back alive alone, there was nothing wrong with it.
Ampei inexplicably took Li Ji all the way to the waterside bridge, and at this time Ampei was inexplicably at the end of the crossbow.
"No!!" Li Ji was already crying, and watched Ampere inexplicably block in front of her, and the sword pierced through her chest.
"Right... Up, Ah Li, I... Ultimately... Still can't... Protect your ......"
With Ampere's inexplicable death, the barrier breaks. At the moment when Ampere fell inexplicably, Li Ji was pierced through the heart by an arrow and fell from the bridge into the water.
"Ah!!!! my child!!!!" A terrible cry came from the water, and the figures rising from the water attacked the army that thought it was victorious, and the corpses were strewn all over the mountain, giving the ghouls a great gift.
"I'm sorry... My poor child...... Mother has not been able to do anything for you since you were born. In the water, Hashihime hugged Lihime's corpse, "I'm sorry, my mother didn't protect you...... This is probably the only thing Mother can do for you......"
After saying that, Hashihime's body became more and more transparent, and white points of light bloomed in Lihime's heart until Hashihime's body disappeared completely.
According to historical records, in the 43rd year of Zhaoyue, due to the incompetence of the king of the Huai'an Empire, a coup d'Γ©tat occurred within the country, and the royal family was destroyed overnight on the evening of April 1. The next day, the new king ascended the throne, changed the name of the country to Xinchen, and the first year was peaceful. Princess Kaguya, the daughter of the new king, will replace the princess of the previous dynasty and make peace with the realm, and the date of peace will be delayed after 3 months.